Brexit

Sir Keith Burnett asks if criticising your country means academics are unpatriotic

‘Irreversible’ damage to UK science from a hard Brexit will eclipse any harm caused in the US by a Trump presidency, says new Nobel laureate

Maddalaine Ansell, chief executive of the University Alliance, has hopes and fears ahead of Philip Hammond's speech

Students and lecturers join forces for a national demonstration over cuts, fee rises and the plight of EU staff and students post-Brexit

Make appointing a chief scientific adviser on the EU ‘a priority’, Westminster committee tells the government

It’s not just EU nationals that universities should worry about losing, says Timothy Devinney, and a shrinking pound won’t help

As push-pull factors exert their force on scholars in the UK, the Article 50 ruling buys universities more time to argue their case against a shifting EU backdrop

Politics scholar angered by what he claims was ‘ruthless’ attempt to discredit him by citing non-inclusion in UK’s research excellence framework

Government in Dublin plans funding to entice academics in light of Brexit, while joint appointments with UK also floated as option

Reports of UK-based researchers already thinking of moving overseas after Brexit vote

From Donald Trump to Brexit, John Morgan considers the challenges of a new international political climate 

Ucas data for early deadline courses are first sign of possible reaction to referendum result

With the right strategies, becoming the leading country for scholarship and science is within the UK’s grasp, says Jamie Martin

Former universities minister says researchers deserve same guarantee as bankers

Budget scrutiny is emphasising the importance of effective translational research, says Graham Lord, who believes international cooperation is key to ensuring research reaps practical rewards

David Boddy urges British universities to respond forcefully to the initiatives other countries are already taking to snap up more international students

Danish academic says she was ‘told specifically’ that she and colleagues could no longer provide expert advice to UK government

How to unravel the Gordian knot of an EU exit? The strength of the UK higher education sector gives Anton Muscatelli hope

Opposition spokesman on higher education also says government tactics on EU students are 'grubby'

Sir Leszek Borysiewicz to tell THE summit that universities rely on public trust and institutional autonomy

Vice-chancellors will need to adapt if they want to influence the direction of post-Brexit Britain, says David Boddy

Louise Richardson says Asian and US universities are hot on Oxford’s heels while Brexit vote is already affecting the institution’s researchers

But UK students at universities abroad will lose out from the falling pound

Cuts to public teaching funding may have ‘gone too far’, MMU chancellor and creator of Browne review also tells THE

Vote showed that when people think advancements are for the benefit of others, they think they have nothing to lose by rejecting them

Both banks and universities are ‘full of highly skilled European workers’ and so have an interest in pushing for liberal immigration system, conference hears

The HE Bill is explicit on the need for competition, but why does it not encourage cooperation? Maddalaine Ansell writes

David Boddy wants to see British universities doing more to demonstrate the value of UK education

When life gives you lemons, then make some lemonade says John Tregoning. Or something like that...

Can a research powerhouse retain access to EU funds after a referendum backing restrictions on free movement? John Morgan reports

It is imperative that the UK commits to participating in the student exchange programme post-Brexit, says Tim Farron

Two months on from the referendum, Tom Cameron is still reeling from the UK's Brexit vote 

V-c says overseas students feel UK is ‘diminished country’ post-referendum

Higher education has a key role to play as the UK negotiates its position following the EU referendum, says Claire Taylor

Guild of European Research Intensive Universities also calls for minister to guarantee Erasmus funding for UK students 

European researchers call for a ‘radical reorganisation’ to help undergraduates and PhD students access grants

41 per cent of prospective students less likely to come here post-referendum, survey suggests

Idea is mooted at EuroScience Open Forum but event is also warned that privileging researchers could be seen as ‘elitist’

Jo Beall assesses how recent changes to higher education and research compare with countries the UK could see as key trading partners post-Brexit

YouthSight poll also finds that nearly one in five student Brexit supporters would now change their vote

Presidents' associations issue statement in wake of Brexit vote

Liverpool’s Michael Dougan on ‘poisonous’ anti-expert rhetoric and the UK’s EEA deal chances

Unlike the rest of the EU budget, research funding disproportionately flows to rich members. But there are pressures for this to change

New education secretary praises moves to open up sector to new providers, but majority allowing bill to next stage is only 36

Lord Stern's warning adds to concerns about a brain drain from British universities in the wake of the referendum result

Greater financial uncertainty caused by the EU referendum result should lead to a rethink of proposed reforms, says Labour

Sector experts debate whether continental outposts would help to mitigate any decline in student recruitment

Concerns raised over splitting research and universities, while Theresa May’s focus on ‘industrial strategy’ prompts questions

The new education secretary has much to get to grips with as she arrives at the Department for Education

Thinktank advises universities to take advantage of UK’s ‘instability’ after EU referendum

Research league calls for funding decision makers to see UK partners as desirable

Frank Furedi says the mournful mood on campus and the disparagement and silencing of Leave supporters betray an isolated scholarly class

Amid the uncertainty and anxiety post-Brexit, we must be brave and reach out to and support each other, writes Rachel Moss

Vice-chancellors argue that exercise should not go beyond pilot stage because of ‘significant instability’

Minister invites researchers to send ‘concrete’ examples that UK academics are being stopped from bidding for EU grants 

The UCU's Sally Hunt warns that if people from the EU no longer feel welcome in UK universities, the damage to our international academic reputation will be near fatal

Impact of EU withdrawal on UK universities ‘more nuanced’ than some believe, says Nick Hillman

Her Home Office record and previous views on universities give clues as to what we might expect from Theresa May, writes Emran Mian – and it's not all bad news